1973 Columbia Lions football team

Columbia finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their sixth and final season under head coach Frank Navarro, the Lions compiled a 1–7–1 record and were outscored 274 to 58.

Mike Evans and Ted Gregory were the team captains.

[1] The Lions' 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings.

[2] Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.